Comments on: Harper defends Conservative robocalls in Saskatchewanhttp://www.macleans.ca/general/harper-defends-conservative-robocalls-in-saskatchewan/
Canada's national weekly current affairs magazineTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:56:12 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2By: jimmy wipestwicehttp://www.macleans.ca/general/harper-defends-conservative-robocalls-in-saskatchewan/#comment-1063839
jimmy wipestwiceThu, 07 Feb 2013 04:31:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063839Canadian Constitution calls for Representation by Population and an equal amount of Voters in all riding’s, not 20,000 in one riding and 160,000 in another riding. Canada is not even close to being able to call itself a Democracy.
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$23305474Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:09:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063837It seems almost unbelievable that we use an electoral system that has such a huge Achilles heel. Whether a boundary line is drawn ‘here’ or ‘there’ should not be able to have such a signifcant impact on overall election results.

We should be looking for a system where you could split Saskatchewan in thin vertical ridings or thicker horizontal ridings or concentrically circular ridings centerd on Regina or perfect squares AND the net result would be the same: 9 CPC, 3 NDP and 1 LPC MPs go to Ottawa.

That parties consider putting any effort at all into trying to skew the boundaries is a sign that we have a sub-optimal system.

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BrianThu, 07 Feb 2013 01:42:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063835This government is circling the ethical drain.
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Brian MoulandThu, 07 Feb 2013 01:12:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063833I hang up on robocalls
]]>By: neuroticdoghttp://www.macleans.ca/general/harper-defends-conservative-robocalls-in-saskatchewan/#comment-1063831
neuroticdogWed, 06 Feb 2013 22:27:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063831That robocall campaign wasn’t “input from parliamentarians, from political parties [or] from the general public” because it wasn’t directed to the body charged with receiving such input and formulating impartial recommendations thereon; nor was the source of this “input” identified as any of the above.

It was an anonymous attempt to manipulate public opinion on a matter before an arms-length, independent commission.

Harper stands, buttons his jacket, looks all statemanlike and reasonable, addresses the Speaker, and lies to the House…yet again.

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KeithBramWed, 06 Feb 2013 22:10:00 +0000http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347472#comment-1063829 Harper said the commission expects to hear outside comment. “Those commissions accept and expect input from parliamentarians, from political parties and from the general public.”
Yes, and the CPC is doing all in its power to ensure certain members of the general public provide CPC-preferred input to the committee. You can bet they aren’t push-polling anywhere that the boundary changes split in their favour.
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